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The inspiration for this project comes from a couple of directions. Shown on the left is a 1903 Harley Davidson, the first model produced. Notice that it is a moped so, this project goes back to he simplicity of this first Harley so that it, the historical look and the simplicity. | |
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This is the Felt 1903 Model bike. It is
no doubt a take-off of the 1903 HD. When I saw a Felt
frame like this on another bike model, I thought the top
frame looked like a natural to convert into a fuel tank.
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Someone did a real nice conversion on the Felt 1903.
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This is the model of Felt bike I thought would be cool to convert to
a motored bike. It's the MP bike.
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After I tested for leaks with air and found that it leaked like a
sieve, I decided to open the top frame and here is what I found, large
holes on both the front steering tube and also the seat tube.
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This is what the frame/tank looked like after the
bungs for the filler and the fuel petcock were
installed, and the section was re-welded.
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Click these thumbnails for a closer look
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Probably the most innovative thing I have done on this project so
far, was to use a stainless steel clamp for the front motor mount. This
clamp is rubber coated on the inside and is used to stop leaks in pipes.
I could not use the spacer and clamp that came with the motor, because
of the larger than standard diameter of the tube. I merely made a simple
"T" shaped bracket which bolted to the motor. So far, it seems to be
working.
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Where this project stands right now, is that I went for about a mile long ride today, (9/20/2007). There are several areas of the bike that I will have to assemble using custom brackets. One reason is that used a "Rock Shock" front end from my son's mountain bike and in the process, adapted the front brakes to work on the fat MP tires. I plan on getting it all together where I am happy with it, then, disassembling the bike and re-painting it. I figure this should take about 2 months or so. |
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| Some of the parts I used | ||
| Felt MP Bike | 48 cc Motor | Motor mount clamp |
| The Fuel Tank Sealer | Fuel Petcock | Petcock bung |
